CNN The Lead With Jake Tapper August 16, 2021 21:03:00
>> the department of defense enters into this in support of the state department. and the state department has, for many years, as you know, executed the siv program. the addition of the u.s. military support to that program was new, and it was generated by guidance to try accelerate and help the process due to the timed delays inherent within getting them through. so we were asked by the state department to provide support to their operation. that's not a suggestion that that is when sivs became a priority for the government. that has been for many years. it was just the contributions that th...